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Natural Cosmetics and Detergents Module |
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In the last few years we have seen a dramatic increase of the importance of organic and natural certified cosmetics and household products, which represents the most important non food market sector for organic producers. Consumers are giving more and more importance to products for beauty and skin care based on natural ingredients issued from organic agriculture, obtained respecting the existing natural plant synergies: a different approach with respect to traditional cosmetic products based on high concentration of active synthetic principles. The conference will focus on all those aspects which play a major role for cosmetic certified productions, including a peer review of the existing standards and of the importance of harmonization among the different certifying bodies.
Key lectures, papers and posters will be presented and parallel sessions will be organized to debate and discuss key topics:
- Natural Ingredients and Natural Derived Ingredients
- Plants of cosmetic interest
- Availability of organic raw materials and market needs
- Biodiversity as a resource for new cosmetic productions
- Physical method of transformation: processes and extraction systems
- Industrial chemical transformation of natural ingredients: admitted processes and the importance of green chemistry for certified cosmetic productions
- The use of organic raw materials for the chemical synthesis of cosmetics and household detergents
- Inorganic chemicals and reagents
- Certified Production
- Microbiological characteristics and safety of certified organic productions
- Preservatives: what can be accepted
- Performance testing
- Environmental impact of certified cosmetic and household productions
- Standards
- Existing standards and certification systems
- Data collection and inspections procedures
- The harmonization process
Sub-committee
- Riccardo Amouchiski, Coordinator
- Tom Hutchenson
- Joerg Demuth
- Rodolphe Balz
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